Hometown, West Virginia

Hometown is a census-designated place (CDP) located along the Kanawha River on West Virginia Route 62 in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 668.[2] Hometown has six streets that are intersected by one street. There is an elementary school. The red house on the left in the photo was constructed for Thomas M. Brown and Ella Mae Criner Brown in the early 1920s, and was the first house built at Hometown.

Hometown
Census-designated place (CDP)
Hometown is located in West Virginia
Hometown
Hometown
Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°31′58″N 81°51′40″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyPutnam
Area
[1]
 • Total0.802 sq mi (2.08 km2)
 • Land0.802 sq mi (2.08 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total668
 • Density830/sq mi (320/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25109
  • Hometown, WV
    Hometown, WV
  • Hometown's community park has been mostly abandoned in recent years.
    Hometown's community park has been mostly abandoned in recent years.

References
  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.


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